APAC IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Akshat Shah

APAC IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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Horizon Robotics / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/horizon-robotics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35637:1" rel="noopener">Horizon Robotics (9660 HK)</a> raised around US$800m in its Oct'24 IPO and another US$600m via a placement in June'25. It’s back again to raise another US$834m via a top-up placement.</li>
<li>Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.</li>
<li>In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Horizon Robotics (9660 HK) raised around US$800m in its Oct'24 IPO and another US$600m via a placement in June'25. It’s back again to raise another US$834m via a top-up placement.
Horizon Robotics (HR) is a provider of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) solutions for passenger vehicles, empowered by its proprietary software and hardware technologies.
In this note we talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Horizon Robotics Placement - Another Opportunistic Raising

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Microport Scientific / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/otsuka-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12292:1" rel="noopener">Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP)</a> aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/microport-scientific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4487:1" rel="noopener">Microport Scientific (853 HK)</a>.</li>
<li>Otsuka had sold the majority of its stake earlier this year.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK).
Otsuka had sold the majority of its stake earlier this year.
In this note, we will talk about the placement and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Tekscend Photomask / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/tekscend-photomask-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:45819:1" rel="noopener">Tekscend Photomask (429A JP)</a> (TP), a manufacturer and distributor of semiconductor photomasks, aims to raise around US$830m in its Japan IPO.</li>
<li>TP is a global provider of photomasks and related support services. It has been the leader in the merchant photomask market in terms of sales since 2016.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.</li>
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Tekscend Photomask (429A JP) (TP), a manufacturer and distributor of semiconductor photomasks, aims to raise around US$830m in its Japan IPO.
TP is a global provider of photomasks and related support services. It has been the leader in the merchant photomask market in terms of sales since 2016.
In this note, we talk about the not-so-positive aspects of the deal.


Tekscend Photomask IPO - The Negatives - Market Share

Chery Automobile / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chery-automobile-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:39918:1" rel="noopener">Chery Automobile (9973 HK)</a> raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO.</li>
<li>Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.</li>
<li>We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.</li>
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Chery Automobile (9973 HK) raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO.
Chery Auto is a Chinese passenger vehicle company which designs, develops, manufactures and sells passenger vehicles, including internal combustion engine vehicles and new energy vehicles, both domestically and overseas.
We have looked at the company’s past performance in our previous notes. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.


Chery Auto IPO Trading - Half Decent Demand

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport, Tracking Traffic

Daniel Hellberg

Asian Equities Analyst, Logistics & Transport

Tracking Traffic

Focusing on Asian logistics, transportation, and travel companies

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<li>SHEIN's US sellers will be able to use Amazon for US fulfillment by end of 2025</li>
<li>SHEIN will open up its Chinese manufacturing capabilities to outside brands</li>
<li>Changes are in response to lost "de minimis" loophole, search for growth drivers</li>
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SHEIN's US sellers will be able to use Amazon for US fulfillment by end of 2025
SHEIN will open up its Chinese manufacturing capabilities to outside brands
Changes are in response to lost "de minimis" loophole, search for growth drivers


Two Big Changes to SHEIN's Business Model in Response to the End of US "De Minimis" Exemption

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Horizon Robotics Placement - Another Opportunistic Raising

Horizon Robotics raised around US$800m in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2024 and another US$600m via a placement in June 2025. It’s back again to raise...

Akshat Shah

Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK). In this note, we run the...

Sumeet Singh

Chery Auto IPO Trading - Half Decent Demand

Chery Automobile (9973 HK) raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Two Big Changes to SHEIN's Business Model in Response to the End of US "De Minimis" Exemption

In recent weeks direct-to-consumer eComm platform SHEIN announced two dramatic changes to its business model. We believe the changes are in...

Tracking Traffic

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Horizon Robotics Placement - Another Opportunistic Raising

Horizon Robotics raised around US$800m in its Hong Kong IPO in Oct 2024 and another US$600m via a placement in June 2025. It’s back again to raise...

Akshat Shah

Microport Scientific Placement - Should Be Well-Flagged, Will Lift Overhang

Otsuka Holdings (4578 JP) aims to raise around US$150m via selling its remaining shares in Microport Scientific (853 HK). In this note, we run the...

Sumeet Singh

Tekscend Photomask IPO - The Negatives - Market Share

Tekscend Photomask (429A JP), a manufacturer of semiconductor photomasks, aims to raise around US$830m in its Japan IPO. In this note, we talk...

Sumeet Singh

Chery Auto IPO Trading - Half Decent Demand

Chery Automobile (9973 HK) raised around US$1.2bn in its Hong Kong IPO. In this note, we talk about the trading dynamics.

Sumeet Singh

Two Big Changes to SHEIN's Business Model in Response to the End of US "De Minimis" Exemption

In recent weeks direct-to-consumer eComm platform SHEIN announced two dramatic changes to its business model. We believe the changes are in...

Tracking Traffic